Joint for metal beds.



J. M. ADAMS.

JOINT FOB. METAL BEDS.

APPLIOATION FILI-1D r3B.za,19o9.

Patented Aug. 24,1909.

JoIIN x. 1mm-Is, or emesso, ILLINOIS.

.I oIN'r Fon METALBEDS.'

Specication'of Letters Patent. Patented Allg. 24, 1909 Application filed' February 23, 1909. Serial No. 479,334. Y

To all lwhom 'it may concern;

'Be it known that I, JOHN ADAMS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, have .invented certain new 'and useful Improvements in Joints for Metal Beds, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to joints for metal bedsteads and relates particularly to corner fastenings for securing side and endframe 'members to the bed posts.

' The object of the present invention is to rovide a joint for this purpose which shall he simple and relatively inex ensive, as regards construction; which s all present a neat and attractive appearance; and which shall combine the features of strength, durability and rigidity.

'llo this end a joint of my invention comprises the various features and details of construction hereinafter claimed.

In the accompanyin1 drawing, in which my invention is fully ustrated- Figure 1 is a perspective view showing my improved joint for connecting a Side rail to a post of a metal bedstead, the joint members being disengaged.' Fi 2 is -a vertical, sectional view on the hne 2 2 of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 vis a view, similar to Fig. 3, of a modifiedform of my improved joint; and

Fig. 5 is a side view of a side rail joint-member embodying my invention in slightly modified form'. Y

While, as previously stated, a joint o f my invention is vdesigned and adapted for connecting side and end frame members of a bedstead to the bed posts, generally, for purposes of illustration, I have, in the drawings, shown a specific application of my improved joint as forming a cornerv fastening'for securing a side rail to the post of a bedstead.

Referring now to the drawing, 1 desi nates the post of a metal bedstead, 2 a si e rail thereof, and 3 and4 corner fastening' members, on said ost 1 and the side rail 2, respectively. Sai corner fastening members 3 and 4 are provided with interlocking members adapted for securing the same rigidly together and with opposed faces or surfaces 5 and 6, respectively, constructed and arranged to abut against each other when the interlocking members of said corner fasteningmembersare fully engaged.

described and the same is cast.

telling members 3 and 4 comprise a pin 7 securedfin or to the corner fastening member 3 and which extends across a slot'8, therein which extends inwardly'from the abut-tin face 5 thereof, and a hook 9 on the side rai adapted to be inserted into the slot 8 and engaged with the pin 7, the under surface 10 of said 'hook beiner inclined upwardly toward the base of saidthook so as to exert a cam action tending v to draw the corner fastening members to ether when said hook 9 is engaged with t e pin 7.

The slot 8 is formed by means of a Plitt@ 11, the ad'acent sides of which definesaid slot The means for interlocking the corner fasand w ich is rigidly secured in said corner fastening member 3, ref erably by the operation of casting. e plate 11 Ina consist either of a single integral piece o sheet metal stamped into proper shape, as shown in Figs. 1 to 3, or it may conslst of separate pieces 1 2 and 13, one of which, as shown, the

slot S, all as shown in Fig. 4. My invention, Y.

however, contemplates equally forming said.

late 11 from suitable cast metal, as mal-- .eable iron", if desired. r

The sides of the plate 11l are t0 define the roper width of the slot 8 by means of shoulders on the pin 7. Where the plate 1 l consists of a single inte ral piece, the shoulders which define the widt of the slot 8 are referably formed by the ends of a sleeve or thimble 15 inserted over the pin proper 7, Where, however, the plate 1 1 is made in separate arts, as shown 1n Fig. 4, said shoulders may e formed .directly onsaid pin by reducing the ends thereof.

Where the outer sides of the plate 11 are plain and smooth, the pin 7 will preferably be spaced apart made ofsuch length that its ends will project.

outwardly beyond the outer sides of said plate and will be embedded in the body ortion of said corner fastening member'w en If, however, said plate 11 is provided on its outer surfaces with projecting parts adapted to interlock with the cast body portionof .said corner fastening member, the ends 'of the pin 7 may be riveted into said plate so that the ends thereof will be substantially Hush with the outer sides of said late. l Where the side rail 2 is made of angle Iron,

as is ordinari] the case, the hook 9 is preferably formed integral-with the fiange of said side -rail which is disposed vertically when j stantiallyas descri ed.

said corner fastening members are interlocked. This can be conveniently effected by cutt' away the other flange of said side rail a su cient distance to form, said hook, which may then be stamped or cut in any approved manner. With this construction, also, the abutting face 6 of the corner fastenlng member on said side rail is preferably formed by means of metal plates 16 riveted, or otherwise ri idly secured to the sides of said hook at te base thereof. My invention, however, contemplates equally making said hooks in the form of separate pieces, as shown in 5, and seeurmg them to the side rail by means of cast metal .abutments,

said abutments being so sha ed that the end thereof from which said hoo 9 rojects, will form the abutting surface 6 o said corner 1. A 'oint for connecting parts of metal bedstea s, comprising a slotted joint-mem- .ber cast upon one of said connected arts, a

late cast Into said slotted member w ich dees the slot therein, a across said slo't the ends o in said plate, a 4hook on the other j oint-mempin which extends ber adapted for engagement with the pin in said slotted oint-member, said joint-membersl being lrovided With opposed surfaces ada ted to a ut against each other when said hoo is in full enga ement With said pin, sub- 2. A omt for connecting parts of metiil bedstea s, comprising a slotted joint-member cast upon one of said connected parts, a

= plate cast into said slottedmember which defines the slot therein, a pin'which extends `across said slot the ends of Which'project through holes or openings in said plate be- 4engagement with yond the outer sides thereof and are embedded in the cast portion of said joint-member, a hook yon the other joint-member adapted for engagementwith the pin in said slotted joint-member, said joint-members being provided With opposed surfaces adapted to abut against each other when said hook is in full said pin, substantially -as described.

3. A, bedsteads, comprising a' slotted joint-member cast upon one of saidlconnected parts, a

Which are securedv oint for connecting parts'of metal late cast into said slotted member which dees the slot therein, a shouldered pin which extends across said slot the ends of which are secured in said plate and the shoulders onl which bear against the inner sides of lsaid late and determine the width of the slot deed thereby, a hook on the other joint-member adapted for engagement with the pin in said slotted joint-member, said joint-members being provided with opposed surfaces ada ted to abut against each other when said hooli is in full enga ement with said pin, substantially as descri ed.

4. A oint for connecting parts of metal bedstea s, comprising a slotted joint-member cast upon one of said connected arts, a

late cast lnto said slotted member W ich de` es the slot therein, a shouldered pin which extends across said slot the` ends of which project through holes or openings in said plate beyond the outer sides thereof and are embedded in the cast portion of said joint-v member, the shoulders on said pin bearing against the inner sides of said late and determinin the width of the slot ened thereby, a hoo on the other j oint-member adapted for engagement with the pin in said slot-- ted joint-member, said joint-members being provided with o posed surfacesadapted to abpt against eac other when said hook is in ful engagement with said pin, substantially as descri ed.

' 5. joint for connectingparts of a metal beds'tead, one of which is made of angle-iron, said joint comprising a hookl formed inte ral with one fiange of said angle-iron mem er and a slotted member secured to the other of JOHN M. anAMs.

Witnesses:

K. A. Cos'rELLo, v L. NronoLsoN; 

